Villa Nougués
Encyclopedia
Villa Nougués is a settlement in Lules Department
, Tucumán Province
, in northern Argentina
.
in 1899, and his brothers, Juan Calos and Alberto, followed suit, as did University of Tucumán founder Juan Bautista Terán. These initial proprietors then resolved to create a community for administrative employees of Nougués' important San Pablo sugar plantation and mill, and founded the town in 1904; Luis Nougués served as Governor of Tucumán from 1906 to 1909.
The town's early structures were designed by Polish Argentine architect Juan Hlawascek in the Norman
style favored by the Nougués family, originally from the French region of Haute-Garonne
, and among the most noteworthy of these is the Villa Nougués Inn, built in 1903, the Hotel Club Sol, and the neogothic chapel, completed in 1918 (which hosts regular weddings for couples across Argentina). Local sights also include the numerous gardens, the Virgen de Lourdes grotto
, a suspension bridge
, and sculptor Juan Carlos Iramain's Cristo Redentor ("Christ the Redeemer"); the local Las Hortensias Golf Club is the highest in altitude in Argentina. The surrounding yunga forest landscape, populated with juniper
s, gladiolus
, hydrangea
, and violets, and the location's proximity to San Miguel de Tucumán made the town desirable to both prospective homeowners, as well as tourism
, in later decades.
Lules Department
Leales Department is a department in Tucumán Province, Argentina. It has a population of 57,235 and an area of 540 km². The seat of the department is in Lules.-Municipalities and communes:*El Manantial*Lules*San Felipe y Santa Bárbara...
, Tucumán Province
Tucumán Province
Tucumán is the most densely populated, and the smallest by land area, of the provinces of Argentina. Located in the northwest of the country, the capital is San Miguel de Tucumán, often shortened to Tucumán. Neighboring provinces are, clockwise from the north: Salta, Santiago del Estero and...
, in northern Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
.
Overview
Situated along the eastern face of San Javier Hill, at 1,350 m (4,450 ft), the settlement was established where a Jesuit reduction operated until the order's suppression in 1767. Prominent Tucumán landowner Luis Francisco Nougués chose the site as the location of his summer houseSummer house
A summer house or summerhouse has traditionally referred to a building or shelter used for relaxation in warm weather. This would often take the form of a small, roofed building on the grounds of a larger one, but could also be built in a garden or park, often designed to provide cool shady places...
in 1899, and his brothers, Juan Calos and Alberto, followed suit, as did University of Tucumán founder Juan Bautista Terán. These initial proprietors then resolved to create a community for administrative employees of Nougués' important San Pablo sugar plantation and mill, and founded the town in 1904; Luis Nougués served as Governor of Tucumán from 1906 to 1909.
The town's early structures were designed by Polish Argentine architect Juan Hlawascek in the Norman
Norman architecture
About|Romanesque architecture, primarily English|other buildings in Normandy|Architecture of Normandy.File:Durham Cathedral. Nave by James Valentine c.1890.jpg|thumb|200px|The nave of Durham Cathedral demonstrates the characteristic round arched style, though use of shallow pointed arches above the...
style favored by the Nougués family, originally from the French region of Haute-Garonne
Haute-Garonne
Haute-Garonne is a department in the southwest of France named after the Garonne river. Its main city is Toulouse.-History:Haute-Garonne is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from part of the former province of Languedoc.The...
, and among the most noteworthy of these is the Villa Nougués Inn, built in 1903, the Hotel Club Sol, and the neogothic chapel, completed in 1918 (which hosts regular weddings for couples across Argentina). Local sights also include the numerous gardens, the Virgen de Lourdes grotto
Grotto
A grotto is any type of natural or artificial cave that is associated with modern, historic or prehistoric use by humans. When it is not an artificial garden feature, a grotto is often a small cave near water and often flooded or liable to flood at high tide...
, a suspension bridge
Suspension bridge
A suspension bridge is a type of bridge in which the deck is hung below suspension cables on vertical suspenders. Outside Tibet and Bhutan, where the first examples of this type of bridge were built in the 15th century, this type of bridge dates from the early 19th century...
, and sculptor Juan Carlos Iramain's Cristo Redentor ("Christ the Redeemer"); the local Las Hortensias Golf Club is the highest in altitude in Argentina. The surrounding yunga forest landscape, populated with juniper
Juniper
Junipers are coniferous plants in the genus Juniperus of the cypress family Cupressaceae. Depending on taxonomic viewpoint, there are between 50-67 species of juniper, widely distributed throughout the northern hemisphere, from the Arctic, south to tropical Africa in the Old World, and to the...
s, gladiolus
Gladiolus
Gladiolus is a genus of perennial bulbous flowering plants in the iris family...
, hydrangea
Hydrangea
Hydrangea is a genus of about 70 to 75 species of flowering plants native to southern and eastern Asia and North and South America. By far the greatest species diversity is in eastern Asia, notably China, Japan, and Korea...
, and violets, and the location's proximity to San Miguel de Tucumán made the town desirable to both prospective homeowners, as well as tourism
Tourism in Argentina
Tourism in Argentina is favored by its ample and varied natural assets and by its cultural offerings. The country is lucky to have everything a tourist would ask for...
, in later decades.